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05-12-2009, 12:39 AM | #1 | |||||
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May 12, 2009: Martha Mason
Neatorama pointed to this New York Times obit for Martha Mason, a most amazing woman that lived 60 of her 71 years in an iron lung.
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05-12-2009, 01:01 AM | #2 | |
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05-12-2009, 03:25 AM | #3 |
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you people are amazing. this is a woman who lived a whole interesting and happy life, who kept hope and kept BEING and made more of her life than most people with all the opportunity in the world. most all of you post comments that first of all reveal your complete lack of understanding about what makes life worth living and secondly, look like they have been posted by a bunch of simplistic, hormonal junior high boys. So, just leaving the cellar permanently now. was looking for intelligent comment and conversation. loooking... nope. not here.
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05-12-2009, 04:32 AM | #4 |
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I'm gonna miss that smesa person. He or She was a deep thinker, a compassionate reasoner and a well-rounded philosopher; a student of Life, if you will.
It's just too bad that he/she didn't have the "joie de vivre" that even a woman in an iron lung has. long, wistful sigh *here*
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05-12-2009, 05:05 AM | #5 | |
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The original post was full of admiration for the lady, and there was one semi-cheeky type of reply. Therefore, in your opinion, there is no intelligent comment and conversation on the whole forum? |
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05-12-2009, 06:59 AM | #6 |
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Ms. Mason was truly an awe inspiring individual. We could all learn a lesson from her. May she rest in peace.
I am at a loss for recipes on this IotD... Oh well.... there's always tomorrow. @ smesa: Lighten up. Don't take life so seriously. And NEVER take the Cellar seriously. You will be greatly missed. Your one parting post was phenomenal. Almost.
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05-12-2009, 07:08 AM | #7 |
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Recipes? It's clearly a boil in the bag job.
Well, that will have driven Smesa off for good! Bwahahahahaaa. I am honoured that a single post of mine can be taken as a representative sample of The Entire Cellar.
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05-12-2009, 08:00 AM | #8 |
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The pressure is on Zen! lol
Leaving permanently? WTF did he/she sign up just to tell us he/she was leaving? Get a life. You won't be missed. We didn't get to know you, nor you us in the first place. Oh and I read your name as smegma.
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05-12-2009, 08:32 AM | #9 |
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Morning, been a lurker for some time and finally decided to jump in...
So, aobut iron lungs, is this the best we can come up with for a paralyzed diaphragm? I mean, come on, how about something for just the torso or a pacemaker-esque implant that contracts the muscle? At least paint some flames on the side or something... Oh, and btw, what a woman! The human mind and it's perseverence never cease to amaze... |
05-12-2009, 08:47 AM | #10 |
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Intubation. But then you got a tube jammed down your throat. This has to be more comfortable.
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05-12-2009, 08:55 AM | #11 |
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dacliff, apparently the negative pressure respirator (iron lung) is better than the modern positive pressure respirator for some conditions. I don't think that there are many iron lungs left tho.
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05-12-2009, 09:10 AM | #12 |
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There is also a tracheostomy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracheostomy ),
but then there is difficulty talking and eating. Not to mention the phlegm. Last edited by Medic63; 05-12-2009 at 09:13 AM. Reason: oops, hit post too quick! |
05-12-2009, 09:22 AM | #13 |
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An amazing lady. I also had no idea that there were still iron lungs in use.
I guess there hasn't been a lot of pressure to innovate?
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05-12-2009, 09:29 AM | #14 |
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We'll miss you, and your many wonderful contributions. Unless this account, created on May 12th 2009 (today), was a sock puppet made for the sole purpose of that one post. In which case you're still here (most likely) and don't have the guts to tell us how you feel under your normal username.
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05-12-2009, 09:40 AM | #15 | |
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hahahah. Flinthopper is wise.
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